WASHINGTON D.C.-Judge Royce C. Lambeth of the U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. rejected the state of Alaska's lawsuit contesting the listing of the Cook Inlet Beluga Whales as endangered. He found that the National Marine Fisheries Service, when they made their determination on the Beluga Whales, used the best science available and followed the […]
Measuring Techniques Improve—But the Implications Are Not Certain Evergreen trees at the edge of Alaska’s tundra are growing faster, suggesting that at least some forests may be adapting to a rapidly warming climate, says a new study.While forests elsewhere are thinning from wildfires, insect damage and droughts partially attributed to global warming, some white spruce […]
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Station Juneau small boat crew rescued two people and their dog from a skiff in Auke Bay Sunday.
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued two men from a capsized skiff 28 miles southwest of Sitka Saturday.